Not to discount Gemma Ward's spot as Jackie Masters in the 2008 emotional drama The Black Balloon, but the Australian-born model-turned-actress hasn't really won any breakthrough roles to shift her distinguished career from former supermodel to Hollywood mainstay.
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But Ms. Ward, now 23, might be able to pave her way — she is expected to join A-list's finest (read: Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, Tobey Maguire, Isla Fisher ) for the Buz Luhrmann-adaptation of The Great Gatsby.
After going on a three-year hiatus, something she said was "spurred by [former boyfriend] Heath Leger's death," Gemma returned to acting with a small role in Pirates of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides earlier this year, but perhaps her role - though yet to be determined - alongside Hollywood greats will serve as the catalyst in her burgeoning acting career.
What do you think of the choice to cast Gemma? Do you think this means she'll really never return to modeling?
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